As Trudeau Leaves Washington, Canada Eyes Return to Peacekeeping
By Aditi Gorur: When President Barack Obama met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week, the two leaders had a lot to discuss. Both are confronting violent extremism, refugee crises, and attacks on civilians that demand international responses. Both Trudeau and Obama have also made United Nations peacekeeping a policy priority – ensuring that these […]
Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations
Despite rhetoric and mandates that identify the protection of civilians as one of the highest priorities for U.N. peace operations, protection is often not treated as a priority on the ground. The report of the High-Level Independent Panel on U.N. Peace Operations (HIPPO), released in June 2015, observed a growing gap between what is expected […]
Revising The UN Peacekeeping Mandate In South Sudan
By Lisa Sharland and Aditi Gorur: Civil war has raged in South Sudan for two years. Horrific atrocities continue to be committed against the civilian population by both primary parties to the conflict as the United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has struggled to protect civilians within and beyond its protection of civilians (POC) […]
Revising The UN Peacekeeping Mandate In South Sudan
Civil war has raged in South Sudan for two years. Horrific atrocities continue to be committed against the civilian population by both primary parties to the conflict as UNMISS has struggled to protect civilians within and beyond its protection of civilians (POC) sites. This report by the Stimson Center and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute […]
The Central African Republic Is Still in Crisis. Can UN Peacekeepers Help?
The kidnapping and assassination of senior political figures in Bangui in recent weeks, along with a number of violent intercommunal reprisals and attacks on peacekeepers, have sparked concerns the Central African Republic’s capital may be about to descend into yet another cycle of devastating sectarian violence. These recent events have already cast doubt over Pope Francis’ […]
Aditi Gorur Promoted to Director of Stimson’s Protecting Civilians in Conflict Program
The Stimson Center announced today that Aditi Gorur has been promoted to Director of Stimson’s Protecting Civilians in Conflict program. Under Gorur’s leadership, Protecting Civilians in Conflict will build on the Center’s extensive body of work on the protection of civilians in the context of peacekeeping operations, and expand into new issue areas that present […]
Aditi Gorur Promoted To Director Of Stimson’s Protecting Civilians In Conflict Program
The Stimson Center announced today that Aditi Gorur has been promoted to Director of Stimson’s Protecting Civilians in Conflict program. Under Gorur’s leadership, Protecting Civilians in Conflict will build on the Center’s extensive body of work on the protection of civilians in the context of peacekeeping operations, and expand into new issue areas that present […]
The Role Of Police In UN Peace Operations
To most people, the term “United Nations peacekeepers” conjures images of soldiers in blue helmets, but U.N. peacekeeping operations also include critical non-military components. In environments characterized by weak or dysfunctional rule of law institutions and in contexts of criminal and low-intensity violence, U.N. police can play a vital role in maintaining security and protecting […]